Recycling of Plastic Packaging to Reach 65 pc by 2025

Sylvia

2018-01-08

A new study by Plastics Recyclers Europe showed that 65 percent recycling target for plastic packaging is achievable by 2025. The study determined a set of measures and necessary tools that will result in attaining this recycling rate.

Proposed measures focus among other aspects on improving the quality and capacity of the sorting of plastic packaging waste across the EU. An additional measure, such as Design for Recycling would increase the recyclability of plastics packaging on the market and help to reduce sorting and recycling costs.

These measures would ultimately lead to an increased quality of the produced recyclates and ultimately rise consumers’ confidence in recycled products. This set of measures should be complemented with a strong communication across the plastics value chain and with a legislative push enabling higher uptake of recycled materials.